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. 2012 Jun 1;43(2):506–516. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000200011

Table 4a.

Ethanol fermentation profile of E.coli SS1 (#SS1), E.coli BL21, E.coli BW25113 and E. aerogenes HU101 using glucose (20 g/L) as substrate

*Composition of broth
Strain Biomass (OD 600nm) Glucose (g/L) Ethanol (g/L) Hydrogen (mmol) Organic acids (mg/L) Ethanol yield (mol/mol) Hydrogen yield (mol/mol)

Succinic acid Lactic acid Acetic acid Formic acid
E. coli SS1 2.10 ± 0.01 11.92 ± 0.1 0.90 ± 0.14 0.99 ± 0.02 11.38 8.29 3.67 8.46 0.44 0.63
E. coli BL21 1.90 ± 0.27 16.90 ± 0.1 0.79 ± 0.5 0.86 ± 0.2 8.45 13.93 5.82 9.24 0.99 1.43
E. coli BW25113 1.99 ± 0.02 12.36 ± 0.2 0.72 ± 0.2 1.02 ± 0.02 14.56 12.47 4.86 8.53 0.37 0.67
E. aerogenes HU101 2.19 ± 0.02 0.80 ± 0.4 1.42 ± 0.42 0.85 ± 0.03 12.41 15.96 7.89 8.51 0.23 0.23
*

Fermentation at 96 h